Rise of Immortals, an online PC game that expands on the
hit MOBA genre with new, innovative features, is currently in the
final phases of an open beta test. Players still have a chance
to be part of the test and receive the exclusive gifts
that testers will receive: 1,000 Petroglyph Coins at
commercial launch (worth over $10), and an exclusive Immortal
skin. The Immortal skin, a dazzling gold version of the
robot-suited Psychozen, named “The King of Bling,”
will be available exclusively for open beta testers to enjoy
both during the beta test, and as a complementary add-on to
their account at launch.

Anyone interested in participating in the open beta test
can register at
http://www.riseofimmortals.com, and will
be immediately invited to download the game and start
playing.

“The Rise of Immortals development team is a passionate
group of battle arena fans, and we are all eagerly awaiting
the game’s official launch on September 12,” said
Steve Wetherill, executive producer of Rise of
Immortals for Petroglyph. “Throughout the development
process, we’ve worked internally and with our fans to
create a MOBA game that adds all kinds of exciting
new features to the genre, and we can’t wait to
open it up to the world.”

In addition, Petroglyph also announced today that it is
extending its online giveaway of two NVIDIA® 3D
Vision™ prize packages, each valued at more than
$650. The packages each include a 23" 3D ready monitor, a
Superclocked GeForce GTX 560 GPU, and 3D Vision
glasses. Anyone wishing to enter the giveaway must register
for Rise of Immortals, login to the game, and optionally
“Like” the Rise of Immortals Facebook page (
www.facebook.com/riseofimmortals), or follow the
Rise of Immortals Twitter feed (
www.twitter.com/riseofimmortals). The
giveaway, original scheduled to end on September 2, has
been extended until the Rise of Immortals release date of
September 12. Details can be found in the official rules
at:
http://www.riseofimmortals.com/events/3D_Vision_Giveaway.

Rise of Immortals is a free-to-play,
micro-transaction-based online game that will be available via
direct download. The game features the popular action-strategy
gameplay of traditional MOBA games, but adds
enhanced socialization features, along with persistent
character progression – a first for the MOBA genre. In
addition, Rise of Immortals features a social
hub where players can show off their enhanced Immortals,
chat, emote, browse leaderboards, shop, manage friend and
guild lists and more. Players also have the option of taking
their Immortals through cooperative Player versus Environment
(PvE) scenarios to learn the game, try out new abilities, and
earn persistent experience before jumping into Player versus
Player (PvP) matches online.

Features of Rise of Immortals:

· Free-to-play

· 12 unique Immortals at launch
with additional Immortals released on a regular basis

Founded in 2003, Petroglyph Games, Inc. is an
award-winning, independent game development studio located in Las
Vegas, Nevada. The Petroglyph team specializes in Multiplayer
Online Battle Arena (MOBA), Online Real-Time Strategy (RTS)
and Action/RPG games, leveraging the experience gained from
developing original hit franchises for PC and
consoles. Petroglyph uses their
proprietary GLYPHXSM Online game engine, tools and
technology to power their next-generation titles.

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